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raouldukelives

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19. It doesn't have to be evil, but it pays better than being noble.
Fri May 17, 2013, 12:27 AM
May 2013

Which is why we need major regulations, major reforms and a major focus on what kind of a world we are leaving.
I find it hard to blame consumers. They buy what is available, what they are conditioned to buy with stress addled minds no match for the forces of the market and non-stop advertising.
But the ones in the markets, the ones pushing for ever cheaper wages, the ones willing to trade their time on this earth in the pursuit of assisiting those corporations knowingly making things worse and those who would gladly share in the profits with them, they are the real problem.
Sadly, it appears to be unable to change or allow itself to be changed. They hold all the cards. The entire world is now being Enron'd.

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At some level I think many have instinctively known this. Sekhmets Daughter May 2013 #1
"Capitalism might be making us evil". Boy there's an understatement of the century! Initech May 2013 #2
The quacks deserve the Nobel Prize in Economics. Octafish May 2013 #3
Stating the totally obvious. nt Zorra May 2013 #4
Avarice and greed from the people that propel us down a cliff. Rex May 2013 #5
Marx called, he said this over 100 years ago. Starry Messenger May 2013 #6
From what I understand, during the vetting process for potential employees at Goldman Sachs..... marmar May 2013 #7
I'm not sure 'evil' is the correct term Cirque du So-What May 2013 #8
Sure. " Doin bidness" truebluegreen May 2013 #10
Nothing personal, you understand Cirque du So-What May 2013 #13
That's it exactly. nt truebluegreen May 2013 #15
IMHO: Duh. truebluegreen May 2013 #9
Umm, didn't Jesus tell us this, about 2000 years ago? reformist2 May 2013 #11
Human Resources... MNBrewer May 2013 #12
'Human resources' Cirque du So-What May 2013 #14
+100000. Well said. woo me with science May 2013 #17
What's human resources?... Oh you must be talking about human capital management. nt limpyhobbler May 2013 #18
Oh, hogwash. Every economic system is "evil," if you go looking for it. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #16
It doesn't have to be evil, but it pays better than being noble. raouldukelives May 2013 #19
I agree regulated markets are the way applegrove May 2013 #21
Sadly for the human race, moondust May 2013 #20
The sun might also rise in the east. TheKentuckian May 2013 #22
Ya think? Control-Z May 2013 #23
One of those studies that make you go... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #24
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